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LCM and GCD Exercises Set 2

Here are some Civil Service exam exercises on GCD and LCM.

1.) What is the GCD of 8, 20, and 28?

2.) What is the GCD of 21, 35, and 56?

3.) What is 18/54 in lowest terms?

4.) What is 38/95 in lowest terms?

5.) What is the LCM of 6 and 8?

6.) What is the LCM of 5, 6, and 12?

7.) What is the product of the LCM and the GCD of 4, 8, and 20?

8.) There are 18 red marbles and 27 blue marbles to be distributed among children. What is the maximum number of children that can receive the marbles if each kid receives the same number of marbles for each color and no marble is to be left over?

9.) In a school sportsfest, there are 60 Grade 4 pupils, 48 Grade 5 pupils and 36 Grade 6 pupils. What is the largest number of teams that can be formed if the pupils in each Grade level are equally distributed and no pupil is left without a team?

10.) In a disco, the red lights blink every 3 seconds and the blue lights blink every 5 seconds. If the two colored lights blink at the same time if you turn them on, they will blink at the same time every ___ seconds.

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Conversion of Units Part 1: Centimeters, Meters, Kilometers

Converting from one unit to another is one of the skills that you should learn before taking the Civil Service Examinations. It sometimes makes calculations easier and therefore saves time.

In this series, I will discuss the different methods that can be used in converting from one unit to another. I will illustrate several examples such as conversion among centimeters (cm), meters (m) and kilometers (km). Take note that the methods used here can also be used in conversion of other units of measure.

It is important that you memorize some standard conversions such as the following:

1 m = 100 cm

1 km = 1000 m

1 kg = 1000 g

1 ft = 30 cm

1 ft = 12 inches

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Operations on Decimals Exercises – Set 1

This is our first set of exercises on operations on decimals.

Perform the indicated operation.

1. 2.3 + 4.7 + 0.5
2. 5.3 + 6.07 + 8
3. 2.08 + 6.004 + 3.5
4. 4.6 – 1.3
5. 12.8 – 4.9
6. 7.2 – 3.019
7. 5 – 4.129
8.0.7 – 0.146
9. 5.482 – 3
10.4.8 x 3.2
11.8 x 9.63
12.100 x 2.654
13. 6.7 x 3.25
14. 2.8 / 0.14
15. 7 / 0.035
16. 1.5 / 3

Answer:
1. 7.5
2. 19.37
3. 11.584
4. 3.3
5. 7.9
6. 4.181
7. 0.871
8. 0.554
9. 2.482
10. 15.36
11. 77.04
12. 265.4
13. 21.775
14. 20
15. 200
16. 0.5

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Multiplication and Division of Fractions Exercises – Set 1

Week 4

1. 3/4 x 1/2

2. 2/7 x 7/10

3. 4 1/5 x 2/3

4. 8 x 3/4

5. 1 2/3 x 2 3/4 x 11/12

6. 2/5 ÷ 4/5

7. 3/4 ÷ 8

8. 9 ÷ 3/4

9. 5 1/6 ÷ 3/31

10. 2 5/6 ÷ 4 3/5

Answers:

1. 3/8 3/4 x 1/2 = 3/8

2. 1/5

Solution

2/7 x 7/10 = 14/70 = 1/5

3. 2 4/5

Solution

4 1/5 x 2/3
= 21/5 x 2/3 = 42/15
= 2 12/15 = 2 4/5

4. 6

Solution

8 x 3/4 = 8/1 x 3/4
= 24/4 = 6

5. 4 29/144

Solution
1 2/3 x 2 3/4 x 11/12
= 5/3 x 11/4 x 11/12
= 605/144
= 4 29/144

6. 1/2

Solution

2/5 x 5/4 = 10/20 = 1/2

7. 3/32

Solution
3/4 ÷ 8
= 3/4 x 1/8
= 3/32

8. 12

Solution

9 ÷ 3/4 = 9/1 x 4/3 = 36/3 = 12

9. 5 1/6 ÷ 31/3
= 31/6 x 3/31
= 961/18 = 53 7/18

10. 8/35

2 5/6 ÷ 4 3/5 = 17/6 ÷ 23/5
= 17/6 x 5/23 = 85/138

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